* '''[[1920]]''' - [[Victor Platt]], who would voice [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)]]'', is born.

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* '''[[1929]]''' - Writer and actor [[Bernard Mayes]] is born.

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* '''[[1929]]''' - [[Bernard Mayes]], the adapter and voice of [[Gandalf]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)]]'', is born.

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* '''[[1964]]''' - The first episode of the [[Princess]]-serialization of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published.

* '''[[1964]]''' - The first episode of the [[Princess]]-serialization of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published.

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* '''[[1964]]''' - [[Quinton Flynn]], who would voice [[Gollum]] and [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] in [[Vivendi]]'s game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born.